With Alvarez now sitting atop the division, having unified all of the belts in the division after claiming victories in the division over Rocky Fielding, Callum Smith, Avni Yildirim, Billy Joe Saunders, and Plant, many are now speculating as to what lies ahead for the man who is arguably boxing’s best pound-for-pound fighter. While Alvarez undoubtedly lost several close rounds to Plant, all it took was for him to find the shots in the eleventh round that first knocked down Plant and ultimately finished him. On Saturday night, globally recognized boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez unified the 168-pound titles, winning an eleventh round knockout over Caleb Plant, a then-undefeated American super middleweight who presented what was the last title holding challenge for the Mexican-born star. Along with other accolades, this fight holds an exuberant monetary reward for the American fighter. Alvarez, who entered the ring rated No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter by ESPN.
Parkinson: Not real. Alvarez has been increasingly destructive in his reign at super middleweight and has stopped better fighters than Plant in the last few years, but he is still likely to be extended into the second half of their fight after meeting some gritty resistance from the Nashville-born fighter and IBF titleholder. Plant made his pro debut in 2014. He beat Jose Uzcategui in 2019 to become IBF super middleweight champion and defended the title three times. Caleb Plant was born on July 8, 1992, in Ashland City, Tennessee, in the United States. Where was Canelo Alvarez born? Hearn might get his way if he pushes Canelo hard enough to fight Dimitry Bivol, Gennadiy Golovkin, or John Ryder. Round 11: Biggest round of the fight for Bivol, who blasts Alvarez with a bundle of power shots. He’s awkward, tall, and possesses tremendous power in both hands. No one will be surprised if the 6’3″ Callum Smith defeats Canelo on December 19th due to his size and power. One year later, Alvarez beat Golovkin via majority decision.
There have been calls for Alvarez to go back and fight Gennady Golovkin for a third time. 30 seconds, work,' bellows Bivol's corner - and he obliges, pushing Canelo back once more. But this is a major, major, major coup, but as great as it is to bring Canelo back to DAZN, I’m rooting for Callum Smith to be the winner. If I don’t, well I’m the interim WBC super middleweight titleholder now. “Now in his next fight, he’s boxing Callum Smith for the WBA and Ring super middleweight championships. “Now they want me to go to 168. Now they’re talking about me going to 175. I guess it’s part of boxing. Canelo is going to make his own decisions, as these big stars do. “I have to respect Canelo Alvarez because he’s incredible. “I would go to Mexico, if they want, as long as they have got a fair square ring,” Saunders said earlier this month, via Sky Sports. “He was due to fight Dusty Harrison, but he got COVID,” said Hearn about Demetrius Andrade. Paul has said he wants to one day fight Alvarez. But if Alvarez wants a real challenge-and Alvarez has never been scared of those-Andrade would provide him with one.
“And then from there he wants to go and box around the world. “And when he put out the social media post saying he’s going to be announcing his opponent at 6:00 p.m. It was really, really difficult, and there was plenty of times where I thought, ‘This isn’t going to happen.’ We hung in there. Things may have changed since then, of course, but Murata (16-2, 13 KO) is a major star in Japan, and there could be massive money in Canelo going over there for a fight. However, Golovkin would likely have to move up to 168 pounds to face Alvarez, which could put him at a real disadvantage against the Mexican star. Given Canelo’s fame and stature, there are no shortage of options for his next fight, but he must weigh up his desire to build a legacy, win titles, and face a challenge. 2) Demetrius Andrade: The middleweight titlist has had a difficult time compelling any of the top 160-pounders to face him.